Special Education Program Specialist

Thank you for your interest. If you are a Green Dot internal employee, please apply using the Jobs Hub on the Workday Home Page. If you are a Green Dot contract/independent worker, please apply through the External Posting URL. OPPORTUNITY The primary function of this role is to contribute to our Special Education mission to support all students with disabilities to have choice-filled lives by graduating prepared to succeed in their rigorous and meaningful individualized post-secondary school, career, and life plans. This position plays a key role in strengthening inclusive academic practices and promoting access to the least restrictive environment (LRE), with the ultimate goal of equipping students for long-term success in school and beyond. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Instructional Support > Coaching both Special Education and General Education teachers to implement inclusive, standards-aligned instruction, co-teaching models, and proactive classroom management strategies across multiple campuses > Promoting equitable access to rigorous academics through modeling lessons, leading focused observations, and facilitating professional learning on research-based instructional strategies and practices grounded in the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework > Supporting teachers in designing flexible and differentiated learning environments that proactively reduce barriers to access and engagement for all learners > Utilizing a reflective coaching model to build teacher capacity through observation cycles, standards-based debriefs, and collaborative lesson planning > Supporting educators in analyzing assessment data and student work to guide instructional decision-making that is responsive to student strengths, needs, and progress > Collaborating with site administrators and Lead SPED Teachers to co-design school site professional development that centers inclusive academic practices and high-leverage instructional moves > Designing and delivering district wide professional development that centers inclusive academic practices and high-leverage instructional moves > Applying knowledge of reading intervention program implementation through improvement science (e.g., Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles), while grounding instructional strategies in the Science of Reading > Ensuring instructional practices support students’ post-secondary goals, with a strong emphasis on college, career, and community readiness Program Support > Providing individualized coaching before, during, and after IEP meetings to support inclusive, student-centered planning and decision-making > Training teachers in special education policies and providing technical assistance to ensure consistent implementation of services and supports > Co-developing inclusive program models that center student voice, family partnership, and equitable access to services and supports > Collaborating with program administrators and counselors to ensure master schedules and student course placements…